📍 505 West, Dysart, Tama County, 52224
Union Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dysart, Tama County. The school has 201 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wayne Slack. It is part of the Union Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 76% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Middle School enrolls 201 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 186 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
57 of the school's 201 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 49 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 36, state house district 72.
Union Middle School is one of 4 schools in Union Comm School District, based in La Porte City, Iowa. The district serves 952 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 201 students, Union Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 238 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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